“The Pie Itself Is A Risk”: Domino’s to Introduce New Contentless Delivery
By Bushrod Washington | October 1, 2020
In a public statement first reported by Financial Times, CNBC, and dozens of awestruck and concerned onlookers this Wednesday, Domino’s Pizza CEO Richard E. Allison, Jr. shocked tasteless, tight-fisted pizza lovers globally. Allison and other top executives delivered the following address from the front steps of the original Domino’s location in Ypsilanti, Michigan: “Thank you […]
From the Vault: (410 AD, 2003) Op Ed: Can These Damn Goths Leave Us Alone?
By Edith Bulwer Lytton | September 24, 2020
A few years ago I couldn’t have picked one out of a crowd, But now? They’re everywhere! They’ve infiltrated every part of civilized life and it seems like we’re helpless to stop them. What happened to our once great civilization? How have we succumbed to this utterly confusing bunch of low-lifes? I thought us much, […]
FROM THE VAULT: (2013) Excitement Grows over Impending Premiere of First Percy Jackson Film
By Horace Harmon Lurton III | September 23, 2020
Move over, Harry Potter and Twilight! Lines stretch around movie theaters all across the country this week as Half-Bloods line up in anticipation of the premiere of Percy Jackson & The Olympians. The film is set to release this Thursday, August 7, 2013. We know that this five-part film series will be the new Harry […]
FROM THE VAULT: (1789) Archbishop of Baltimore Founds University on Unoccupied Land Without History
By Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | September 21, 2020
MARYLAND COLONY – Bishop John Carroll of the Maryland Colony hath paid in hand seventy-five pounds current money to Colonel William Deakins, Jr. for a plot of land which previously lay barren. Blessed by the Lord, the good bishop encountered this unoccupied territory, devoid both of people and prior historie, and pledged himself to the […]
“I Guess, In The End, The Sun Did Also Rise” : The Heckler Improves The Endings To Great Works of Literature
By Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. | September 20, 2020
We here at the Heckler consider ourselves erudite folk, and we take pride in being well-read in all the great classics of world literature. Something we have noticed, however, is that the ending lines of some of those novels have been complete snoozefests. So, we have taken the liberty of improving the closing lines of […]
News In Picture: Chicken Shit Chicken Shits Chicken Shit
By The Sisters Fitzroy | September 16, 2020
COVID Test Not Exactly Psyched to be Going Up Your Nose Either
By Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | September 13, 2020
Recent polls indicate that many Americans are reluctant to get tested for COVID-19 because they do not want to have the testing swab inserted into their nose. Well, we have news for you, America. That COVID test is not psyched to be going up there either! Is America so bold as to think it is […]
Georgetown Admin Announces In-Person Classes Will Resume, But Only in Walsh 392
By Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar | September 9, 2020
Earlier this morning, Georgetown University administrators announced that in-person classes will resume, effective immediately, in Walsh 392. The announcement, though seemingly an arbitrary reversal of previous decisions, was actually made with serious consideration for the health and safety of our community. President DeGioia wrote in the announcement, “We are continuing to monitor the situation and […]
Breaking: BSFS Globe Announces 2013 Portuguese Proficiency Exam Schedule
By Bushrod Washington | September 8, 2020
SFS students, check your emails! The deans of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service have come out with another jam-packed and happening bulletin, full of exciting and relevant information to give our little lives meaning. The BSFS Globe, probably founded following World War I with the realization of the need for more repetitive […]
Don’t “Let it Rip”— Viral Particles Shown to Pass from Beyblade to Beyblade
By Carolina Edgecumb | September 4, 2020
Sad news hit the Beyblade community— nay, the world— this week, as the CDC’s most recent study determined that viral particles can, in fact, be passed from one Beyblade top to another. As we all know, Beyblade was originally marketed as an alternative to back-alley chicken fighting and has kept violent teens out of trouble […]